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Are You a Geogeek?

Do you consider yourself a geogeek? Is that a positive or negative term in our industry? What about outside our industry? Do you have a definition for it? Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg looks at the term “geogeek” and how it’s used around the...


Why is County Mapping Data Six Years Behind and other Government GIS News

Saline County [MO] Assessor Margaret Pond said the assessor's office is six years behind on its mapping. E911 Director Stacie Smith and GIS Technician Brandon Wolfe provided a plan to unclog...



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News Update

Microsoft Completes Global Ortho Project for US/Western Europe (30 cm/aka 1ft imagery)

Microsoft wants you to know:   Today, the Bing Maps team announces the completion of its ambitious mapping effort, Global Ortho Project, for the United States. In two years, the Bing Maps Imagery team has collected every...


The State of Geotargeted Messaging and other LBS News

Cruse says one of the next “big things” he thinks will start gaining more traction is geographical information systems, or “GIS”. Already in use in some places, GIS would allow a person with a smart phone to receive messages from...


Quote of the Week - 8/30/12

News that a federal court fund that Texas' redistricting plan violates the Voting Rights Act appeared yesterday. Among the court documents is this statement from the court on the state's claim the chief mapmaker was not aware of the...


Vote to Fix This! via SeeClickFix

This list of trash piles was in the online version of the Philadelphia Daily News. You can "vote" up a site that you want fixed (it's unclear if anyone is watching the votes or acting on them). The full map (Google Maps based) shows...


McLean’s Smell Maps are Hot Stuff

The Scotsman reports on a map of Glasgow. No information on where it might be viewed, but I found it.. A DESIGNER from Edinburgh College of Art has created an unusual map of Glasgow – charting its smells rather than its...




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Open Source: Today’s Definition of GIS

But because it was only used by specific industries and tech-heads until recently, GIS is often confused with the little device that says “Turn left here” in a soothing British accent from its perch on your dashboard.   Your...


Remote Sensing: Microsoft Completes Global Ortho Project for US/Western Europe (30 cm/aka 1ft imagery)

Microsoft wants you to know:   Today, the Bing Maps team announces the completion of its ambitious mapping effort, Global Ortho Project, for the United States. In two years, the Bing Maps Imagery team has collected every square...


State and Local Government: Microsoft Completes Global Ortho Project for US/Western Europe (30 cm/aka 1ft imagery)

Microsoft wants you to know:   Today, the Bing Maps team announces the completion of its ambitious mapping effort, Global Ortho Project, for the United States. In two years, the Bing Maps Imagery team has collected every square...




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AeroMetric Provides High Accuracy Mapping for the Seattle Seawall


Engineers Need GIS Technology To Buidl Cities Of Tomorrow


F4 Tech to release upgraded mapping solution Sept 3, 2012


Accela Announces Release of Mobile App for Code Enforcement Officers


Intergraph® Wins Contract with Santos for SmartPlant® Enterprise for Owner Operators


Genscape and DigitalGlobe Provide Expert Analysis of Nation’s Energy Infrastructure Using High Resolution Satellite Imagery


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OGC Announces Health Mapping Webinar




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